Ukulele For Dummies

Author : Alistair Wood
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781119736608

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Ukulele For Dummies by Alistair Wood Pdf

Strum a tune on your ukulele—no Hawaiian shirt required! Picture it now: the sun sets over the shimmering sea, and, as the beach bar falls quiet, you begin strumming Queen Liliuokalani's "Aloha 'Oe" to a mesmerized crowd. ... Okay, while this doesn't happen every day for ukulele-players, you'll still have a lot of fun learning your favorite tunes on your ukulele. Widely associated with Hawaiian music, the ukulele has exploded in popularity in recent years as kids and adults alike have started their music education with a uke or added it to their collection of instruments. Learning to play this versatile instrument is made easier for the experience and inexperienced alike with this new edition of Ukulele For Dummies. Following its straightforward instructions, you'll pick your way from the basics of purchasing your ukulele and accessories to confidently strumming through simple chord progressions and jamming through various styles and standards, including pop, folk, and those much-loved holiday favorites. Aloha, Santa Claus! Buy the right ukulele for you Perfect your pick and fret Practice with downloadable audio Get the best ukulele apps Whatever you want from your ukulele adventure—strumming on the beach or adding its island style to your distinctive new pop sound—Ukulele For Dummies will have you making a big splash with this tiny instrument in aloha no time at all!

Author : Alistair Wood
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-23
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781119736622

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Ukulele For Dummies by Alistair Wood Pdf

Strum a tune on your ukulele—no Hawaiian shirt required! Picture it now: the sun sets over the shimmering sea, and, as the beach bar falls quiet, you begin strumming Queen Liliuokalani's "Aloha 'Oe" to a mesmerized crowd. ... Okay, while this doesn't happen every day for ukulele-players, you'll still have a lot of fun learning your favorite tunes on your ukulele. Widely associated with Hawaiian music, the ukulele has exploded in popularity in recent years as kids and adults alike have started their music education with a uke or added it to their collection of instruments. Learning to play this versatile instrument is made easier for the experience and inexperienced alike with this new edition of Ukulele For Dummies. Following its straightforward instructions, you'll pick your way from the basics of purchasing your ukulele and accessories to confidently strumming through simple chord progressions and jamming through various styles and standards, including pop, folk, and those much-loved holiday favorites. Aloha, Santa Claus! Buy the right ukulele for you Perfect your pick and fret Practice with downloadable audio Get the best ukulele apps Whatever you want from your ukulele adventure—strumming on the beach or adding its island style to your distinctive new pop sound—Ukulele For Dummies will have you making a big splash with this tiny instrument in aloha no time at all!

Author : Alistair Wood
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-30
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781119976042

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Ukulele For Dummies, Enhanced Edition by Alistair Wood Pdf

Learn everything ukulele—from chord progressions to playing pop, folk, and holiday favorites—and, yes, even Hawaiian music! The ukulele is hot. The season one finale of Glee featured a ukulele. The recent hit song "Hey Soul Sister" by Train includes the dulcet tones of a uke. Not to mention the runaway success of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain. For anyone wishing to master this fun, surprisingly versatile instrument, Ukulele For Dummies covers all the basics—from chords and strumming patterns to guidance on finger-picking. The print version of the book includes a CD with audio tracks of the entire musical notation in the book—creating a total musical instruction package Offers instruction in a variety of styles—including pop, folk, holiday favorites, and Hawaiian music Features a buying guide for the novice—with tips on purchasing a ukulele plus other necessary accessories With its simple and clear instruction, and inspiration on every page, Ukulele For Dummies will have fans and first-time musicians making beautiful music—as they tiptoe through the tulips—in no time. Note: CD files are available to download after purchasing the e-Book version

Author : Muzician.com,Peter Gelling
Publisher : LearnToPlayMusic.com
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2023-03-24
Category : Music
ISBN : 9789825326328

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Progressive Beginner Ukulele by Muzician.com,Peter Gelling Pdf

For beginner ukulele players. Covers essential left and right hand techniques along with chords, rhythms and strumming patterns. Includes quarter, eighth, triplet and swing rhythms.

Author : Brett McQueen,Alistair Wood
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-29
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781118506943

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Ukulele Exercises For Dummies by Brett McQueen,Alistair Wood Pdf

Take your ukulele playing to the next level - fast! - with hundreds of fun exercises, drills and practice tunes You have a ukulele, you know just enough to be dangerous, and now you're ready to do something with it. You're in luck: Ukulele Exercises For Dummies helps you become a better player. This practice-based book focuses on the skills that entry-level players often find challenging and provides tips, tricks and plenty of cool exercises that will have you creating music in no time that include: • Creating rock-steady strumming patterns and rhythms • Becoming a better fingerpicker with patterns, arpeggio exercises, and solo fingerpicking pieces • Expanding your fretboard knowledge and crafting your own rock, blues and jazz riffs and solos • Playing actual songs on the ukulele - everything from the classic ukulele tunes to the 12 bar blues! • Downloadable audio files of the exercises found in the book, providing you with a self-contained practice package No matter if you're a beginning ukulele player or you're wanting to stretch and improve your chops, Ukulele Exercises For Dummies puts you on your way to becoming a ukulele extraordinaire!

Author : Brett McQueen,Alistair Wood
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-09
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781118756393

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Ukulele Exercises For Dummies, Enhanced Edition by Brett McQueen,Alistair Wood Pdf

Take your ukulele playing to the next level - fast! - with hundreds of fun exercises, drills and practice tunes You have a ukulele, you know just enough to be dangerous, and now you're ready to do something with it. You're in luck: Ukulele Exercises For Dummies helps you become a better player. This practice-based book focuses on the skills that entry-level players often find challenging and provides tips, tricks and plenty of cool exercises that will have you creating music in no time that include: • Creating rock-steady strumming patterns and rhythms • Becoming a better fingerpicker with patterns, arpeggio exercises, and solo fingerpicking pieces • Expanding your fretboard knowledge and crafting your own rock, blues and jazz riffs and solos • Playing actual songs on the ukulele - everything from the classic ukulele tunes to the 12 bar blues! • Downloadable audio files of the exercises found in the book, providing you with a self-contained practice package No matter if you're a beginning ukulele player or you're wanting to stretch and improve your chops, Ukulele Exercises For Dummies puts you on your way to becoming a ukulele extraordinaire!

Author : Alistair Wood
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-22
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781118380369

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Ukulele In A Day For Dummies by Alistair Wood Pdf

Who doesn't want to learn how to play the ukulele? The uke is hot. And learning to play this instrument at a basic level is quick and easy for even the most inexperienced musicians - especially with Ukulele in a Day For Dummies! With this great introductory package, readers get the information they need to pick up a ukulele and try it out. Ukulele in a Day For Dummies: Covers ukulele basics Introduces readers to basic chords and strumming patterns Provides everything needed for readers to play a simple tune or two at the end of the day! Comes with access to 29 audio tracks and a half dozen instructional videos so you can read, hear, and see how to play the uke

Author : LearnToPlayMusic.com,Peter Gelling
Publisher : LearnToPlayMusic.com
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-23
Category : Music
ISBN : 9789825323594

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Ukulele Lessons for Kids - Book 1 by LearnToPlayMusic.com,Peter Gelling Pdf

Teach how to play ukulele for kids with our easy ukulele lessons for kids. ***Comes with online access to free ukulele videos and audio demonstrating all examples. See and hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along with the backing band. Also includes music score animation for easy music learning.*** Progressive Ukulele Method for Young Beginners - Book 1 contains all you need to know to start teaching kids to play ukulele - in one easy-to-follow, lesson-by-lesson children’s ukulele tutorial. Suitable for children aged 4 to 8 years and all types of ukuleles including concert ukulele, soprano ukulele and tenor ukulele. No prior knowledge of how to read music or playing the ukulele is required to teach a child to learn to play ukulele from this book. Teach your child: • How to play ukulele chords for kids and rhythm ukulele strumming patterns • How to play ukulele notes for kids • All the fundamental techniques of ukulele playing including correct posture, hand position and fingering technique for playing 5 ukulele notes and 3 ukulele chords • Basic ukulele theory for kids including how to read music and ukulele chord symbols • Ukulele tips for kids that every child should know when learning ukulele • Shortcuts for how to learn ukulele fast by getting the most from ukulele practice sessions Contains everything you need to know about how to teach a child to play ukulele today. Features include: • Progressive step-by-step easy ukulele lessons written by a professional children’s ukulele teacher • Beautifully illustrated in full color throughout • Easy-to-read ukulele music for kids and ukulele chords for kids, with lyrics to sing along • Ukulele chord chart and note chart containing all chords and notes taught in this book • 37 great sounding ukulele exercises containing popular easy ukulele songs for kids Kids ukulele lessons have never been this easy for parents and teachers who want to teach children to learn how to play the ukulele, fast. LearnToPlayMusic.com's ukulele lessons for kids are used by children’s ukulele teachers worldwide to teach how to play ukulele for kids. For over 30 years, our team of professional authors, composers and musicians have crafted music lesson books that are a cut above the rest. We offer a large selection of music lessons for kids that cover many different instruments in print, eBook and app formats. Awarded the 'Quality Excellence Design' (QED) seal of approval for eBook innovation, LearnToPlayMusic.com continues to set the standard for quality children’s music education resources.

Author : Andrew Scott
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 87 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1695795903

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Ukulele for Beginners by Andrew Scott Pdf

Are you a beginner and would like to learn how to play the ukulele from scratch? Are you looking for a practical and simple guide to learning to play ukulele? Playing the ukulele should bring you peace and joy. Do not make it into a job where you feel like you have to practice every day. Music is all about staying true to yourself and staying in love with the practice of it. I am going to leave you with my top 5 list of beginner's tips for the ukulele and that you will find in this book: Starting as a beginner play slowly. This will also assist with chord changes. Practice this with lots of chord changes. Your goal is accuracy and not speed as the speed will naturally come and will not the other way around. Refer to the figures on how to correctly hold your Ukulele standing or sitting. Proper strumming influences your sound more than you know when beginning. Besides strumming you can palm mute and then slap the strings to get down and funky. Ensure you have the basics covered in this book. I know you want to go from 0 to 100 in two seconds but do not try or you will become disheartened. You had to crawl before you walked, right? Do exercises and practice fingering. This will make you more accurate and you guessed it, faster. I wish you well, and I hope that you found everything that you needed in these pages. I have made sure that you have all of the necessary material to get started and a few great diagrams to give you a clearer picture. You have gone thru the basics of playing a Ukulele, and with practice, practice, practice and should become a great player if not even a virtuoso! Good luck, and have fun! SCROLL UP AND CLICK "BUY NOW" BUTTON!

Author : Jake Shimabukuro
Publisher : Hal Leonard
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781705133507

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Ukulele for Young Beginners: Easy Lessons for Kids with Video Lessons by Jake Shimabukuro Pdf

(Ukulele). For classroom learning or teach yourself! Learn basic skills from the master of modern ukulele! In this unique book with online video lessons, Jake Shimabukuro helps young kids start playing the ukulele with simple lessons and fun activities that will have even the youngest players strumming some of their favorite songs by the end of the book. The price of this book includes online access to Jake's video lessons, for download or streaming, using the unique code provided.

Author : Jason Randall
Publisher : CRB Publishing
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-14
Category : Music
ISBN : 9788829575169

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How to Play Ukulele by Jason Randall Pdf

“Say It With A Ukulele…” “… Grumbles some gramophone; Christ, tell me what to say to her Now that I’m used to my loneliness?” This verse from the poem “Fog” by George Seferis, the Nobel Prize winning poet from Greece, perfectly reflects the nature of the instrument and the emotions it can evoke. First introduced by Portuguese immigrants from Madeira to Hawaii, this traditional musical instrument has one of the most distinct sounds and immediately immerses everyone into its mesmerizing melody. The name ukulele means “jumping flea” in the Hawaiian dialect and was inspired by the way the fingers have to move in order to perform a song. Here’s How You Can Learn How To Play The Ukulele, Even If You Have Zero Experience! In this all-inclusive ukulele guide by Jason Randall, you will be able to gain an in-depth understanding of the history, chords and melodies of ukulele and start your own musical journey. By the end of this comprehensive ukulele guide, you will be able to • Learn The Chords • Understand The Melodies • Combine Them To Play Songs This Starter’s Guide To Ukulele Is Everything You Need In Order To Play! Well… almost everything, because you definitely need a ukulele too! That’s it! With your musical instrument and this all-in-one ukulele guide, you will be able to learn how to play ukulele from scratch, play famous melodies and embark on a musical adventure through the Hawaiian tradition and modern music. Looking For A Special Gift Idea For Your Loved Ones? Surprise your children, husband, wife or loved ones with this all-in-one ukulele guide and offer them the chance to learn how to play the ukulele properly. And the best part? Every single example in the book comes with an audio clip, so that you can easily understand the methodology and sound result. What Are You Waiting For? Click “Buy Now” & Say It With A Ukulele!

Author : LEE DREW ANDREWS
Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-02
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781610653206

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Children's Ukulele Method by LEE DREW ANDREWS Pdf

This ukulele method was written for children and beginners of all ages. Beginning with simple chords and songs this method is perfect for all beginners. Students are also taught to play and read single note lines on the ukulele. Proper holding, strumming and picking techniques are taught through text and pictures. Large text, notes and diagrams make this an easy book to use. the songs used in this method are well-known tunes for players of any age. Accompanying CD contains all examples and songs in the book. Standard notation only.

Author : Peter F Sheldon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798575421832

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Ukulele for Beginners by Peter F Sheldon Pdf

The Complete 3 Book Series on Learning how to Play the UkuleleBook 1In this book you'll discover...-The history of the ukulele-Types of ukuleles and accessories-How to choose a ukulele-Ukulele chords and strumming-Ukulele fingerpicking techniques and melody-Easy ukulele songs for beginners-Troubleshooting and maintenance of the ukuleleBook 2 This book is an absolute beginners guide on how to play the ukulele and does not require any previous musical knowledge. The purpose of this book is to help a beginner sing and play songs. Ukulele is an easy-to-learn and quickly rewarding instrument. The most important thing to remember is to enjoy your time and not to get bogged down.This book cover-The Anatomy of Ukulele-Brief History of Ukulele-Chord-Music Theory-Playing TechniquesAnd so much more!Learning new things is like acquiring a unique experience that gives a sense of accomplishment. Step by step, you will learn basic chord fingerings, rhythms, songs, etc.Book 3While the internet is full of various platforms that help you learn different aspects of playing the ukulele, it is a struggle to compile all that information in a condensed and logical flow of information. The uke is a tricky instrument for an absolute newbie who has no prior knowledge. If you are facing the same problem and tired of gathering and collecting information from here and there with no direction, then this book is the perfect choice for you.This book helps you: -Understand what a ukulele is and how it works-Where the ukulele came from and how it is essential in the music industry today-What you can do with your polished ukulele skills -How to read music-How to polish your skills using globally recommended tips and tricks.Remember that this book caters to beginners who have no previous knowledge regarding the instrument. Thus, the language is simple and easy to follow, without jargon, fancy words, or complicated terminology. So, get your hands on this book today to learn to play your ukulele like a pro.

Author : Dan Scanlan
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-05
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781507207505

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How to Play Ukulele by Dan Scanlan Pdf

Learn to play the ukulele with this beginner’s guide that features information about basic techniques, tools, and music knowledge. What do George Clooney, Zooey Deschanel, Ryan Gosling and James Franco all have in common? Answer: they all play the ukulele and now, with this easy step-by-step guide, you can too! With just this book and your ukulele in hand, you’ll learn basic music skills, how to care for your instrument, and how to play some simple tunes. Whether you’re looking to impress your friends with spontaneous singalongs, or just want to strum solo, How to Play Ukulele is the perfect entryway to the wonderful world of ukulele.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 178546356X

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Ukulele for Beginners by Anonim Pdf